Posted on 02/02/2020 12:50:04 PM PST by DannyTN
Thailand has reportedly seen promising results after treating a coronavirus patient with a mix of two antiviral drugs which are usually used to treat HIV.
Medics tested the drug mix on a patient who was in a 'serious condition' with the disease and within 48 hours they were declared disease-free, reports Bloomberg.
The drugs, originally used for HIV and influenza treatment, were a success according to a medical briefing given by Dr Kriangsak Attipornwanich. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
That’s roughly the time frame the WA guy got better using the Gilead drug.
It was like...’poof’...no more pneumonia.
Attaboy, Dr. Attipornwanich.
Nice Try! Too bad it won’t fly.
Next headline: Pharmaceutical companies file lawsuit against use of HIV/flu antivirals claiming loss of potential profits.
Thailand?
why? Because 48 hours is just too soon to declare someone disease free?
If so, I agree. But maybe they mean, he's not shedding the virus anymore.
Good to hear!
Nice Try! Too bad it wont fly.
Have some faith, science is coming very close to caring a lot of viral diseases.
It could happen. There are some smart people from Thailand.
The fact that porn is in his name, does make me wonder if I have been had. But let's see.
Bring Out Your Dead
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The purpose of the Bring Out Your Dead ping list (formerly the Ebola ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the Bring Out Your Dead threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
Wonder if a more super bug will evolve and next time the HIV drugs won’t work.
Imagine that.
An HIV drug helps beat this virus.
Infectious disease ping.
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French health minister: 36 people on the evacuation flight had symptoms of coronavirus; 16 were transferred for return to their home country, 20 others remain on the tarmac to wait for test results - BFM
That’s some pretty desperate treatment.
I’m cautiously skeptical since one data point is hardly a medical study. But if there is any promise to their findings, it should be published openly with doses/regimen etc so it can be put to the test, not guarded like a cookie recipe.
Robas
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The portuguese citizens came on the same plane as the french and our Constitution doesn’t allow quarantine, perfect mix
Interesting post and thread. Health/life BUMP!
Overseas they figure, "this guy is going to die if we don't do something so let's try this."
Sometimes it works.
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